Hamas’s massive tunnels in Gaza, almost as extensive as the London Underground, were built thanks to European aid.
By Shula Rosen
The IDF has discovered a massive tunnel route, including dozens of individual tunnels around the Philadelphi Corridor in Gaza, including one section that extends up to 3 meters high.
Throughout the Gaza operation, the IDF has been locating and destroying tunnels so they can’t be rebuilt.
Last week, Israel’s military disabled a kilometer-long tunnel in Beit Lahia in northern Gaza.
Last month, soldiers discovered a tunnel with stored weapons underneath a child’s bedroom.
The IDF found 20 tunnels in the Philadelphi Corridor in May.
Hamas’s massive tunnels in Gaza, almost as extensive as the London Underground, were built thanks to European aid, according to a German report.
Construction materials sent as aid to the Gaza Strip were repurposed to construct terror tunnels and rockets, according to a German report.
The German network ARD published a report concluding that it was “reasonable” to suppose that materials intended as humanitarian aid to assist the building of Gaza were used for terrorist purposes.
This occurred despite regulations that were intended to prevent the misuse of aid.
Kan reported that Hamas found a “dual use” for pipes, sewer rings, steel, and cement.
ARD launched the report based on 150 pages of files released by the Federal Office for Economic Cooperation (BMZ), obtained through the Freedom of Information Act. The files were discussed with experts in civil projects and rocket-building.
Johann Hochler, a weapons technician at the University of the Bundeswehr Munich, told ARD, “If you aren’t planning a high-quality rocket, any reasonably strong steel tube will work.”
Robert Schmucker, a retired professor from the Technical University of Munich, tested Hama rockets and discovered they were likely constructed from converted water pipes.
In addition, there is some indication that the foundation of the tunnel network used by Hamas may have been a sewage system built by German companies.
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